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NOTES OF HFCYCLISTS MEETING
Held on Wednesday 6 January
2010, 715 for 7.30pm
at the home of John Griffiths
122c Edith rd / West Kensington / W14 9AP
PRESENT: John Griffiths, Ayse
Kardes, Gerry Berridge, Susie Gretz, Paul Saunderson, Sharon Norris, David
Marsh.
APOLOGIES: Phil Lamond, Julie Askins.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Wednesday 3 February 2010, 715 for 7.30pm
at the home of Julie Askins
105, Henchman St, W12 0BN
julieaskins[at]hotmail.co.uk
020 8740 5453 / 07796 163 187
THE NEW YEARS MEETING
Happy New year. Tonight's meeting was mainly a social get together, with little business to be discussed.
HFCYCLISTS EMAIL LIST
Several people objected to the use of the hfcyclists email group to announce that David Cameron was holding a public meeting in Hammersmith, complaining that this constituted promoting the Conservative party. Others wrote emails to the group supporting this announcement, and six wrote directly to John supporting his stance.
John Griffiths notes that we a campaign group and should be aware of what is happening on the political front, be it local or national. If another figure of national significance was to appear in the borough that would also be announced.
All the people at tonight's meeting supported John making the announcement.
THE CLEANER AND GREENER SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
This is an opportunity to see local government at work and perhaps to comment on it.
There will be a discussion
on the Mayor of London's draft Transport Strategy, at the next meeting
of the Cleaner and Greener Scrutiny Committee, Wednesday 13 January, 6.30pm
in the Courtyard Room at Hammersmith Town Hall. This item will not be
on before 7pm.
Details at
http://tinyurl.com/y9lbpf8
The agenda can be found at
http://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=171&T=10
The Mayors Transport Strategy is Agenda item 6, pp 99 - 108, with a presentation
on the following pages.
The Councils response includes
Cycling: We welcome the Mayor's
initiatives to increase cycling but
cycle superhighways should be implemented in consultation and
agreement with boroughs, not imposed on them. We note from TfL's
Transport for London Road Network Improvement Plan (TIP) that TfL
intend to install cycle facilities on the A4 footway between
Hammersmith gyratory and the Chiswick roundabout in 2011/12, but
would urge that this be brought forward to provide faster moving
cyclists with an alternative to the riverside path. TfL should join the
boroughs in pressurising the Department for Transport to allow "No
Entry" signs with "Except Cyclists" plates underneath.
We support the
continued provision of cycle training, which will give cyclists the skills
and confidence to ride in traffic and reduce their propensity to ride
on
footways. Most cyclists are younger males and efforts should be
focused on enabling more women, children and older people to cycle.
other issues-
Cycle routes, including installing
one on the relatively unused
pavement on the south side of the A4 so as to deflect commuting
cyclists from the narrow and pedestrian-shared Thames Path. (see
above)
Policies for dealing with aggressive
cyclists, particularly in shared
spaces with pedestrians.
HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE CLOSURES
Be pleased you have a bike.
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/Bridge_set_for_weekend_closures.asp
Major road works to improve traffic congestion in the borough, particularly in Hammersmith, will begin on January 11.
Significant improvements on Hammersmith Bridge Road will include a new bus barrier and a toucan crossing, the pavement and road will be resurfaced and unnecessary street furniture will be removed.
Work will continue until March 2010, and the bridge will be closed to all traffic in both directions every weekend from January 23 until March 15. The first closure will be from 5am on Saturday January 23 to 5am on Monday January 25, with these same times applying each weekend.
The bridge will also be closed completely from Saturday February 13 to Monday February 22. However, pedestrians and cyclists will be able to cross the bridge during the works, and residents living on both sides of the bridge will still be able to access their properties. Diversions will be in place for buses using the bridge - 33, 72, 209, 283, 419, 485 and 609.
INTERESTING FREE MEETINGS
The following websites are well worth looking at.
Dana Centre, http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events
Royal Society, http://royalsociety.org/events-diary/
EXPENSES
John had expenses of £26.89 for tonight's refreshments.
DATE / PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
There was discussion over how many people could make meetings on a Tuesday
or a Wednesday. The meetings of Brent LCC alternate between a Tuesday
and a Wednesday. We will have meetings to alternate and not clash with
the Brent meetings as some want to go to both. We will have our next meeting
on
WEDNESDAY 3 February 2010,
715 for 7.30pm
at the home of Julie Askins
105, Henchman St, W12 0BN
julieaskins[at]hotmail.co.uk
020 8740 5453 / 07796 163 187
John Griffiths [chair / co-ordinator]
020 7371 1290 / 07789 095 748
john@truefeelings.com
OUR WEBSITE www.hfcyclists.org.uk